Edward F. Murphy was the fourth of Edward Murphy and Honorah "Nora" Hughes' six children. He was born and grew up on the family farm outside of Council Bluffs, Iowa. His father died in 1880, and since the time they were old enough he and his twin brother James helped their mother run the farm, living there with her until her death in 1925.

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Obituaries for his mother Nora and brother James J.
Pictures of the Murphy family plot and the tombstones of other individuals connected to the Hughes family in St. Joseph's Cemetery.
Obituaries for his grandmother Kate and aunts Katherine Coyle, Mary Carter and Anne Coyle.
Biography and obituary for his uncle Martin D. Hughes.

Obituaries
Edward Murphy
      Edward Francis Murphy, 79, 136 Glen Ave., died Thursday at a local hospital following a three-week illness.
      He was a lifelong resident of Council Bluffs and a retired farmer. Mr. Murphy had farmed for many years west of Manawa. He was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church.
      Survivors include: three nephews, George Ruby of Omaha; James Ruby of Vallejo, Calif., and John Ruby of Long Beach, Calif., and a brother-in-law, Richard Ruby, of Omaha.
      Beem-Belford Funeral Home is in charge.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil (Council Bluffs, Iowa)
Sunday, 15 May 1955, p. 3

Council Bluffs Nonpareil (Council Bluffs, Iowa)
Wednesday, 8 June 1955, p. 10

¹ $14,473 had about the same "purchasing power" in 1955 as $109,000 does today (2006).